It’s often been said children are our future and our most valuable asset. They’re also incredible blessings from God. Ones we as parents want to protect. On this page you’ll find websites, safety tips, articles and statistics to help you as parents be armed with the knowledge and practical strategies to help keep your children safe.

We’ll start with the first and most important thing we can do as parents— pray with and for our children.

Please join with me in praying for our children…

Father,

You are good and You are the Perfect Parent we so desperately need. We know in our heads that You love us and You love our children. We also know we live in a dangerous world where it’s hard not to worry and difficult to release our little ones into Your care. Daddy, open our eyes to the truth. Help us see Your hand of protection and call out to You. Father, protect our children. Put your angels around about them. Protect our children’s hearts, spirits, minds, and bodies. Teach us to teach our children about You, how to run to You, and how to live in this world keeping their hands clinging to Yours. Thank You for Your promises of protection and for your warnings that in this world we will have trouble, but You have overcome this world. And You will never leave us or forsake us. Help us as parents experience Your love and rest in Your arms as we entrust You with the children You have given us for such a time as this.

In Jesus Name we pray. Amen

Prayer Resource

The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian. This book covers a multitude of topics to help you express your heart to God about your precious children.

Websites to Visit as a Family

http://www.fbi.gov/fbikids.htm
Take a fun field trip to learn about FBI dogs and safety tips, play games, and dress Bobby Bureau for an undercover assignment. K-12th grade.

http://www.netsmartz.org/
Interactive website about keeping kids and teens safer on the internet. Created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Teaching Resources

http://www.yellodyno.com/
The Yello Dyno is a non-fearful, musically-based, anti-victimization education program for arming educators and parents with the curricula and products needed to teach children (ages 4-12) how to avoid becoming victims. There is also a great website page for parents that includes 5 simple steps to safer kids. And a page full of relevant statistics and research to remind us how vital it is to educate ourselves and teach our children ways to stay safe.

http://www.thesafeside.com/
Website founded by Julie Clark and John Walsh featuring award-winning products to teach your children to stay safe.